Powder-applying mitt or glove



April 7, 1942.

H. WORTH Erm.

POWER-APPLYING MITT OR GLOVE Filed Sept. 18, 1941 Patented Apr. 7, 1942UNITED Y POWDER-APPLYING MITT '0R GLOVE Henry worth and Michael n.Goldsmith, New York, N. Y.

Application September 1 Claim.

This invention relates to mitts or glovesfor use in applying toiletpowderstor other powdered material to the body after the bath, or foruse for other purposes for which the article may be .usefully adapted. y

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensivelyconstructed mitt or glove provided with ay powder-containing pocket inwhich the powder may be placed, and provided also with a hand-receivingpocket in which the hand is inserted so that the mitt or glove whenapplied against the body will cause the powder to be ejected and spreadon the body.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in a. glove of thecharacter described, a powder applicator surface or face, of powderpervious material and wholly flatgand wrinkleless for its entire area sothat its application against the body, when applying the powder isuniform and non-irritating and equal distribution of the applied powderwill result.

A still further object of the invention is to provide, in a mitt orglove of this character, means for contracting theback ply of 4thearticle about the wrist of the user, without aecting the generalcontour, the normally fiat condition of the powder-applicator face, andwithout disturbing the closure means for the powderreceiving pocket.

The inventionalso contemplates the provision of an improved means forclosure of the powder-receiving pocket wherein detachable fastenerelements in co-operative relationship are Wholly located within andconcealed lby portions of the powder-containing pocket, said fastenerelements being carried'by inturned ap portions on the sides of thepowder-containing pocket.

Various other important objects are attained by the invention, a moreparticular description of which will appear hereinafter and be set forthin the claim appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, Fig. 1 is a front orface view of a mitt or glove for powder-application, constructed inaccordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a view of the back face of thesame; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view On the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, lookingin the direction of the arrows.

The improved glove or mitt as shown in the drawing is primarily composedof three sections or plies of fabric, the several layers being sub-1941, Serial No. 411.324

preferably composedfof. a relatively loosely woven pile fabric, such asVlight-weight corduroy of a stantially of similar outline. I'hatindicated at I powder-pervious nature so that the powder contained inthe powder-holding pocket, of which 'the layer I forms a part, will siftthrough the layer I `onto thebody ,of the Auser when the glove or mittis lightly patted against. the body. At 2 is vshown the intermediate orcentral layer of the mitt, the same being also composed ofV textilefabric, but of relatively closely woven nature, or of any other flexiblematerial impervious to .powder. Thus, the powder-holding pocket 3 iscomposed of the two united layers or plies I and 2 between which thepowder l is held and through one of which, namely, the front layer I,the powder l is ejected and distributed.

The third layer or ply lconstitutes the back of the mitt and co-operateswith the intermediate layer 2in forming the hand-receiving pocket 6 inwhich the hand of the user is disposed when the mitt is in use. 'Theperipheral edge portions of the. three layers or plies yare securedtogether in anysuitable manner, as by the line of stitching` 1, .thesameextending around the great- .er portion of the peripheries of thethree plies, `but leaving a certain portion thereof unsecured to therebyprovide the entrance opening l for the hand-receiving pocket, as well asthe powderfilling opening 9 for the powder-holding pocket 3.

Adjacent to its top edge, or near the entrance opening 8 of thehand-receiving pocket, the back layer 6 is gathered or shirred as at II,such gathering or shirring being eiected by one or vmore ply 5 of theglove and in none of the other plies, so that said other plies, andparticularly the front ply I, is perfectly at and wrinkleless and whenit is applied to the body it will lie flat thereagainst and smoothly andevenly apply the powder over the surface of the body without causingirritation or irregular distribution of the powder. It will be notedalso that the shirring or gathering occupies but a, relatively smallportion of the back ply of the mitt, and that therefore theeriibracement of the wrist `of the user is light but suiiiciently rm tohold the glove on the hand.

-The opening l to the powder-holding pocket 3 is normally closed bymeansof flap portions I 2 and I3. that indicated at I2 constituting anintegral, inturned continuation of the face layer l.

while that indicated at I3 constitutes a similar inturned continuationof the upper end of the intermediate ply 2. These two inturned napportions I2 and I3 face one another and are providedwith theco-operating snap fastener elements I4 and I5, or equivalent detachablefastener.means whereby the opposed faces of the two naps may be heldtogether in intimate contact within the powder-holdingpocket and theopening to said powder-holding pocket thus closed to prevent spilling orlossof the powderv y contents of said pocket.

'Ihe arrangement of the closure means thus described, for thepowder-holding pocket, is such that the closure means is completelyconcealed within` the pocket; the inturned flap portions I2 and I3prevent loss of the powder, and since they and the fastener elementstherefor are concealed within the pocket, a smooth, uninterruptedpowder-applying surface on the front lI of the mitt is attained.Moreover, it will be additionallyl noted that said fastener means forthe entranceto the powder-holding Vpocket are wholly disposed within thepowder-holding pocket and do not extend within or encroach upon theinterior of the hand-receiving pocket so that the hand may therefore bereadily slid into and out of the hand-- receiving pocket withoutdisturbing the closure means. This is of particular importance since themitt is most often used after the bath and while the hands are damp sothat ease in donning and removing the mitt is not only desirable butessential.

To use the device, the snap fastener elements Il and I5 are separatedand the powder 4 is poured within the pocket 3. Snap fastener elementsare then engaged to close 'the mouth 9 of the pocket 3.

pocket 6 and the flat, wrinkleless face I of the The hand is nowinserted in.

mittl is patted lightly over the body. Since the powder cannot passthrough the intermediate powder-impervious layer or ply. 2 it will beforced through the interstlces ot the layer I and distributed over thebody. When the powder in pocket I is consumed, the pocket is refilledand again used in the manner described.

While we have described one embodiment of the invention, it is obviousthatA the same is not I to be restricted thereto but is broad enough tocover al1 structures coming within the sco of the annexed claim. i

What we claim is:

A mitt for the application of powder comprising, three mitt-shapedsections of fabric having their edges united for the greater portion oftheir peripheries, one of said sections being composed of qapowder-pervious pile fabric and constituting an applicator face layerfor the mitt, the second section being of lighter and thinner materialand constituting a back layer for the mitt, said back layer beingshirred to contract it around the A retaining baiiies wholly disposedwithin the powder-containing pocket and permitting free entry of thehand into and removal from'the powdercontaining pocket.

HENRY WORTH. MICHAEL D. GOLDSMITH.

